大脑区域参与了关节的表达.
1Imperial College School of Medicine, MRC Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. richard@wren.rpms.ac.uk
Lancet (London, England)
|April 13, 1999
概括
左前面的胰岛和侧面前运动皮层,而不是布罗卡的区域,对于语音发音规划至关重要. 这项功能成像研究揭示了参与发言的运动行为参与的关键大脑区域.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 语音制作 语音制作
背景情况:
- 传统上,布罗卡的区域 (左下额头) 被认为是语言运动控制的关键.
- 然而,损伤研究表明,左前面的岛屿在准确的关节中起着关键作用.
- 这项研究使用功能神经成像研究了语音产生背后的神经系统.
研究的目的:
- 识别涉及语音表达的特定大脑区域.
- 区分布罗卡区域和前面岛屿在语音产生中的作用.
- 在各种语音相关任务中探索神经活动.
主要方法:
- 在12名健康参与者身上,用氧气-15标记的水进行了正子发射断层扫描 (PET).
- 在重复单词,倾听单词和预测任务期间,以不同的速度测量大脑活动.
- 使用专门的软件分析了功能成像数据.
主要成果:
- 单词的重复激活了左侧前侧胰岛,侧侧前运动皮质和后侧皮,但不是布罗卡的区域.
- 左前侧胰岛和侧侧前运动皮层显示了对听觉感知和发音的重叠活动.
- 发音影响了左侧脊侧皮质的活动,这表明在讲话时注意力会转移.
结论:
- 语音发音规划涉及左前侧胰岛和侧侧前运动皮质,挑战布罗卡区域的主要作用.
- 在语音处理中,左侧基底腺似乎占主导地位.
- 发言的运动输出涉及两个大脑半球,尽管左半球在规划方面占主导地位.
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